Written answers
Wednesday, 18 May 2005
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Quigley Report
Question 83: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made with regard to implementation of the recommendation made in the recent report by Mr. Dermot... - Radon Gas Levels
Question 84: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce free testing for radon gas in areas of high radon (details supplied). [16460/05] - Election Management System
Question 85: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of public money spent to date on the storage of electronic voting equipment; if he is satisfied that... - Departmental Records
Question 86: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, when he is asked for information relating to matters (details supplied) which under a European directive... - Radioactive Waste Disposal
Question 87: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way in which radioactive waste is disposed of here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16442/05] - Nuclear Plants
Question 88: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the recent accident at Sellafield; the nature of the assurances made to his Department by the... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 89: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social and affordable housing units delivered specifically through Part V of the Planning and... - Service Charges
Question 90: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date in regard to his discussions with the Department of Social and Family Affairs... - Nuclear Safety
Question 91: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the policies he is pursuing at the International Atomic Energy Agency to highlight the dangers of Sellafield;... - Waste Management
Question 92: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the representations he received regarding changes to guidelines on the acceptance of waste; the nature of such... - Environmental Policy
Question 93: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the proposed task force to deal with the non-implementation of EU regulations by his Department;... - Nuclear Safety
Question 94: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the opinion of the European Commissioner for Energy (details supplied) that the European Union... - Local Authority Housing
Question 95: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to address the issue of the long waiting list for local authority houses; if he has issued directions... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 96: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to centralise all tenant purchase, shared ownership and affordable housing schemes as recommended by... - Housing Policy
Question 97: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made by the Government in its consideration of the recent NESC report on housing; and if he will... - Radon Gas Levels
Question 98: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons believed to have died here in each of the past five years as a result of exposure to... - Agricultural Schemes
Question 101: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if analyses of soil samples resulting from the spreading of Biofert in County Carlow complied with all aspects... - Waste Disposal
Question 102: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made in dealing with the odour problem at the Ringsend waste water treatment... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 104: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will approve the County Kerry wastewater villages advanced study in order to allow Kerry County Council... - Recycling Policy
Question 105: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date on his discussions with the newspaper industry in relation to the recycling of newsprint;... - Child Care Services
Question 106: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that planning authorities are complying with Childcare Facilities: Guidelines for Planning... - Private Rented Accommodation
Question 107: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the numbers employed by the Private Residential Tenancies Board; its annual budget; and if he will make a... - National Spatial Strategy
Question 108: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date with regard to implementation of the National Spatial Strategy; and if he will make... - Local Authority Lands
Question 109: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date in compiling a comprehensive register of land owned by local authorities as recommended... - Local Authority Housing
Question 112: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authority units which do not have either hot water or central heating; and the funding... - Housing Policy
Question 114: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department's policy on second homes. [16521/05] - Local Authority Staff
Question 115: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the staffing limits his Department has placed on each local authority; and if it is intended to review the... - Waste Disposal
Question 116: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when his Department received the study prepared by the Health Research Board on the health implications of... - Water Pollution
Question 117: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the failure of some local beaches to meet EU bathing water standards as highlighted in the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 118: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status with regard to the proposed Critical Infrastructure Bill, which was first announced in October... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 119: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take to increase affordable housing output; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Environmental Policy
Question 120: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement in relation to the recent European Court of Justice judgment against the State in... - Waste Management
Question 122: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects to receive the results of the Office of Environmental Enforcement audit of dump sites used... - Radon Gas Levels
Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date in implementing the RPII's radon programme; and if he will make a statement on the... - International Agreements
Question 126: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has had contact with his US counterpart regarding the failure of the US to ratify the Kyoto Protocol;... - Fire Service
Question 127: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the recommendations of the 2002 Government commissioned report on the fire service, including the... - Nuclear Plants
Question 128: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the issues raised in the recent report of the RPII visit to Sellafield; and if he will make a... - Local Government Reform
Question 131: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of his plans for local government reform, including the provision of directly elected mayors in... - Local Authority Staff
Question 132: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the numbers employed by each local authority for the years 2002, 2003 and 2004; the category under which they... - Water Pollution
Question 133: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to assist local authorities and community groups to clean up beaches and to improve amenities in... - Archaeological Sites
Question 134: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the matters discussed at his meeting with the director of the National Museum on 12 May 2005; if he will... - Local Authority Housing
Question 136: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to introduce open and transparent tender procedures for all voluntary housing projects as... - Social Welfare Schemes
Question 137: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is evidence for the recent public assertion that there is widespread abuses of the rent allowance... - Waste Management
Question 140: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether small electrical retail outlets will have a difficulty in fulfilling their obligations... - EU Directives
Question 142: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of EU directives for which his Department has responsibility and which have yet to be implemented... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 143: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in regard to the number of his Department's Dublin based staff who have applied through the... - Water Pollution
Question 144: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the assurances he will give to communities in Balbriggan and Skerries that the quality of bathing water at... - Waste Disposal
Question 146: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to tackle emissions from backyard burning; if he has monitored an increase in such burning in recent... - Local Authority Services
Question 147: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that the taxpayer receives value for money from local authorities; and if he... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 149: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date on the serviced land initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16423/05] - EU Directives
Question 151: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the likely cost to the State in fines if Ireland fails to implement the outstanding EU directives for which he... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 154: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take to increase voluntary housing output; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Local Authority Housing
Question 157: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will consider improvement of the quality and timeliness of his Department's information on the extent... - Waste Disposal
Question 159: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce civic amenity centres specifically to meet the needs of small and medium size... - National Monuments
Question 160: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to consolidate the national monuments code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16419/05] - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 162: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in view of the amendment to the capital assistance scheme, introduced in November 2001, if the details of... - Radon Gas Levels
Question 163: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of directives issued by the RPII to employers to measure radon gas in the workplace; the number of... - Environmental Policy
Question 164: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the progress of the report to the EU Commission detailing the way in which Ireland is dealing... - Local Authority Housing
Question 166: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will increase the 30% maximum discount to prospective tenant purchasers of local authority housing; and... - Homeless Persons
Question 171: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has plans to expand vastly the provision of move-on accommodation designed to enable... - Water Pollution
Question 172: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the assurances he will give to communities in Laytown and Bettystown in County Meath that the quality of... - Waste Management
Question 173: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the underspend on waste management for each year since 2000 to date; and if he will make a statement on the... - Building Regulations
Question 175: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether his Department has protected the hollow block construction industry (details supplied);... - Departmental Capital Projects
Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent of overrun on the various projects publicly advertised for tender by his Department in the past... - Rural Housing
Question 178: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of additional dwellings he expects to be built in rural areas as a result of the changes he... - Waste Management
Question 179: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 4 November 2004, the reason he has stated subsequently that he... - Nuclear Plants
Question 180: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the initiatives he has taken to advance the Sellafield issues; if he has taken steps at international level;... - Sustainable Energy Strategy
Question 181: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has approved the draft action plan on the implementation of the EU directive on the energy performance... - Noise Pollution
Question 182: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to review and simplify the complaints procedure, legislation and regulation in the area of noise... - Anti-Poverty Strategy
Question 183: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the efforts he is making at local authority level to reduce poverty; and if he will make a statement on the... - Waste Management
Question 185: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the research and development on modern non-burn alternative treatments for... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 186: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made with regard to the announcement on 24 February 2005 to swap State-owned lands for private... - Local Authority Funding
Question 190: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make funds available to Carrick-on-Suir Town Council to appoint a tenants liaison officer; and if... - Environmental Policy
Question 191: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures currently in place to gather and recover chlorofluorocarbons from discarded fridges and freezers... - Planning Issues
Question 193: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the Law Society's report, Discriminatory Planning Conditions: the Case for Reform; and if he will... - EU Directives
Question 194: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of his Department's implementation of the nitrates directive; and if he will make a statement on...
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